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Narrating Love and Violence

- Women Contesting Caste, Tribe, and State in Lahaul, India

About Narrating Love and Violence

Offers an ethnographic exploration of women's stories from the Himalayan valley of Lahaul, in the region of Himachal Pradesh, India, focusing on how both, love and violence emerge (or function) at the intersection of gender, tribe, caste, and the state in India. Himika Bhattacharya shows how state and community discourses about gendered violence serve as proxy for caste in India.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780813589534
  • Binding:
  • Paperback
  • Pages:
  • 220
  • Published:
  • December 27, 2017
  • Dimensions:
  • 152x229x15 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 313 g.
Delivery: 1-2 weeks
Expected delivery: August 28, 2025

Description of Narrating Love and Violence

Offers an ethnographic exploration of women's stories from the Himalayan valley of Lahaul, in the region of Himachal Pradesh, India, focusing on how both, love and violence emerge (or function) at the intersection of gender, tribe, caste, and the state in India. Himika Bhattacharya shows how state and community discourses about gendered violence serve as proxy for caste in India.

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